The Last Passenger

During 1963, as the radical reformation of Britain’s railways threatens isolated
communities, the New Forest Corkscrew Line falls victim to ‘progress’. As he
grapples with the closure of Silver Street Station, Porter Sam Smart’s growing
conviction that his Station Master is using events to ‘line his own pockets’ must
be investigated. When the devastating effect on the local community is
revealed, Sam enlists the help of teacher Ellen Armitage as he begins to
unravel a sixty year old mystery, which may link Silver Street to an antique tin
trunk. As shy bachelor Sam fights the impulse to fall in love, he must also
discover why he hears the haunting call of a lost steam locomotive, and find
out what the parcel discovered in a hidden Lost Property office has to do
with the wartime history of a redundant railway station? A maze of secrets
slowly unfolds when an Australian arrives in search of his roots. Now Sam must
consider what Alex Ford has to do with Padways Manor and how can he be
connected with a train constantly searching for its “Last Passenger”.